By Ellie Riser
Since the albums “Ye” and “KIDS SEE GHOSTS”, Kanye West has been focusing on *other* things than music to say the least, but after a long wait, Kanye released “JESUS IS KING”.
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Songs For The Signs During The Month Of October
The 5 Terrible Stages Of Crushing With 25 Terrific Songs To Get You Through It
by Ellie Riser
All of us have been there; you walk into a class, you look across a room, maybe you’re mid-conversation with one of your friends, when all of a sudden you lock eyes and it hits you: butterflies in your stomach, sweaty palms, hot cheeks, a huge grin, the whole nine yards. So, in spirit of what some would consider “cuffing season”, I’ve created a five song playlist for each stage to help you get through your sucky neurochemical imbalance.
An Introduction to Psychedelia
by Ellie Riser
So you’ve been hearing the term “modern psych” or “psychedelic rock” being thrown around in your friend group or on your instagram feed and you couldn’t have less of an idea of what it means. Don’t worry, you know more about it than you think. Read More »
A Conversation on Steve Lacy’s “Apollo XXI”
by Trevor Jones and Ellie Riser
Following a few years of hype, Steve Lacy finally dropped his debut album, on his 21st birthday, hence its name.
Times Are Changing
By Ellie Riser
At the end of the day, there are many words, phrases, and jokes that are always better left unsaid. Always.Read More »
SoundCloud’s Rap Culture: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction
By Ellie Riser
In almost all rap music, there is a level of falseness and fantasy integrated into songs, but when the songs we listen to begin to only focus on the fictional aspects of a certain lifestyle and culture created from a very problematic mold, we, the listeners, forget solving or even understanding the issues being rapped about and start to create a fascination that only further motivates the problems that many real people face.
Old Town Road by Lil Nas X: Is it Really Not Country?
By Ellie Riser
With new hybrid genres and fresh sounds coming from artists such as BROCKHAMPTON and Tyler, The Creator, audiences all over the United States and the world are now being forced to examine what it means to be strictly a “rap” or “country” fan. As we are seeing more and more songs pushing these boundaries, the biggest music industries have begun to make some questionable calls.
A Basic Rundown of your Zodiac Sign + A Song From Billie Eilish’s “WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” According to your Sign
By Ellie Riser
Everyone knows that zodiac signs are the one and only way to know who someone is and if you should accept them, so it’s time to make sure you’re properly educated on your own.
